75 years ago, on September 7, 1950, Leonard Bernstein made his first appearance with the Concertgebouworkest, becoming the first American to conduct the ensemble. Bernstein returned to conduct and record with the group - one notable televised event was his conducting of Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis with the Concertgebouw in 1978, his first return since that initial debut. Enjoy this video of Leonard Bernstein conducting the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in an excerpt of the Sanctus from Beethoven'

📺🎶 Let's go back to 1972: one year after Stravinsky's passing, Leonard Bernstein gave a tribute concert to the legendary composer with the London Symphony Orchestra! Watch this captivating performance of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring! 📺🎶 https://bit.ly/3PWaoaV | medici.tv

“Music can name the unnameable and communicate the unknowable.” - composer Leonard Bernstein who would've been 100 years old today. | Biography